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Fixed Term Consultant General Surgeon Raigmore Hospital Information Pack MS12018667 APPOINTMENT OF LOCUM CONSULTANT GENERAL SURGEON INFORMATION PACK Section 1 Welcome Section 2 Advert Section 3 Job Information Section 4 Job Plan Section 5 Person Specification Section 6 Terms and Conditions Section 1 – Welcome Introduction Thank you for your interest in joining NHS Highland. This information package contains details relating to the local area, this post and the Terms and Conditions of Service. NHS Highland is committed to becoming a learning organisation, recognising that staff require access to opportunities to learn, maintain and develop skills and knowledge, and we recognise the importance of valuing and supporting our staff throughout their time here. We offer: Policies to help balance commitments at work and home and flexible family friendly working arrangements Excellent training and development opportunities. On-site library services at the Centre for Health Sciences Access to NHS staff benefits/staff discounts Cycle to Work Scheme Excellent student support Access to NHS Pension scheme Recruitment Process Applicants are expected to make contact with the department before applying and we would strongly encourage those that are shortlisted to visit the department prior to interview. The cost of one preliminary visit will be met by NHS Highland. When organising a visit, candidates must agree appropriate travel and accommodation arrangements with the Medical Staffing Department prior to booking. Expenses will be reimbursed to candidates who are subsequently shortlisted. Failure to confirm arrangements with Medical Staffing may result in limited reimbursement of expenses. Department Contact: Mr Alan Grant, Consultant Surgeon and Service Lead, Raigmore Hospital [email protected] 01463 888390 Mr Ron Coggins, Consultant Surgeon, Raigmore Hospital [email protected] 01463 705276 Preliminary Visit Expenses: Jackie Sutherland, Medical Staffing Manager [email protected] How to Apply Applicants should complete an Application Form on the NHS Scotland National Recruitment portal. https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/. Please note we do not accept CVs. All candidates and employees are afforded equal opportunities in the recruitment and selection process and in employment irrespective of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your personal information will not be sent with the application for shortlisting. The application form will be identified by the candidate number only to ensure that no applicant will be unfairly discriminated against. NHS Scotland is exempt from the 1974 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exclusions & Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2003. As part of any offer of employment in regulated work candidates will be subject to Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme membership. Job reference: MS12018667 Closing date: 12th March 2020 Please contact [email protected] for any queries regarding submitting your application to the NHS Scotland National Recruitment website. For further information on NHS Highland, please visit our website on www.nhshighland.scot.nhs.uk Section 2 – Advert NHS HIGHLAND CONSULTANT GENERAL SURGEON Fixed Term for Two Years 4th May 2020 to 3rd May 2022 Based at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness WHOLE TIME (10 PA’s) Applications are invited for the post of Consultant General Surgeon based at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. The successful applicant will have a broad experience of general and gastrointestinal surgery that complements the subspecialty interests that currently exist within this cohesive department, and that supports NHS Highland’s commitment to improving waiting times for elective surgical care. It is our vision that this post will support and enhance the surgical services delivered across NHS Highland, to the benefit of patients served by the Belford, Raigmore and Caithness General Hospitals. The post is offered on a ten programmed activity basis. Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made in the first instance to Mr Ron Coggins, Consultant Surgeon or Mr Alan Grant, General Surgeon, on 01463 705276. Applicants should complete an Application Form on the NHS Scotland National Recruitment portal. https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/. Please note we do not accept CVs. Job Reference: MS12018667 Closing Date: 12th March 2020 Interview date: tbc Section 3 – Job Information Introduction Applications are invited for the post of Consultant General Surgeon, based at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness. This is a new Consultant post that will build upon the existing surgical clinical network that covers the NHS Highland area, and will result in closer clinical links between the hospitals based in Inverness, Fort William and Wick. This appointment will enhance the delivery of emergency surgical care on the Raigmore site, as well as contributing to the delivery of elective surgery for patients from the wider NHS Highland Board area. The successful applicant will have a broad experience of general surgery that complements the subspecialty interests that currently exist within the wider surgical department. It is our vision that these skills will both support and enhance the surgical services delivered in Raigmore Hospital, as well as enhancing the elective service delivered by Caithness General Hospital in Wick and the Belford Hospital, Fort William. The successful applicant will be a General Surgeon with gastrointestinal experience, and will contribute to the emergency on call rota at Raigmore Hospital (outlined in job plan, 1 in 11 with this post). Familiarity with the management of trauma is essential. The applicant will possess laparoscopy and endoscopy skills appropriate for a forward-looking General Surgical service. They would also be expected to have a sub-specialty interest complimentary to those currently existing within the wider NHS Highland surgical network. All members of the general surgical team deal with emergency paediatric admissions, supported by the local paediatric department and the paediatric surgical service in Aberdeen. An understanding of the challenges faced in delivering a modern surgical service in a largely rural, and often remote, region is desirable. The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop a Supporting Professional interest that is of value to the wider service, and an interest in medical education would be highly desirable. NHS Highland is currently undertaking a review of surgical services across the North of Scotland. It is anticipated that there will be changes to the ways in which surgical care is delivered across the various NHS Highland sites, with an emphasis placed upon improved networking and collaboration between the surgical teams. The surgical service based at Raigmore Hospital links directly with Caithness General Hospital, providing a weekly visiting elective service to the population of Caithness and Sutherland. This post specifically links into that programme by enhancing links with the Belford Hospital, but it is anticipated that there will be opportunities to work flexibly across this wider network if desired by the successful applicant. Raigmore Hospital Raigmore Hospital is the principal acute general hospital serving the population of NHS Highland (215,000, excluding the 90,000 in Argyll & Bute generally served by Glasgow hospitals). It also provides some tertiary services to NHS Western Isles (population (25,000) and some western parts of NHS Grampian area. It is supported by smaller hospitals in Fort William (the Belford Hospital), Wick (Caithness General Hospital) and Oban (the Lorn & Isles Hospital), each of which have Consultant staff including general surgeons. Raigmore is a modern, well-equipped, general hospital, and its relative geographical isolation demands levels of services greater than that seen in many general hospitals of comparable size. It has a total of over 400 beds, employs more than 2,500 staff and has an annual budget of approximately £130m. The hospital is one of Scotland’s five cancer centres. Raigmore is also the second campus for the University of Aberdeen Medical School and for the University of Stirling School of Nursing and Midwifery, and is the home of a unique, multi-agency Centre for Life Sciences. NHS Highland is investing widely in the redevelopment of the theatre suite and Critical Care facilities, with a new Intensive Care Unit, Surgical HDU and 2 re-designed theatres opened in late 2018. The theatre upgrade programme is due for completion in early 2020. NHS Highland Surgical Service There are currently nine Consultant General Surgeons, three Consultant Vascular Surgeons, five Consultant Urologists and three Consultant Breast Surgeons in post based at Raigmore Hospital. General surgery is also delivered at the rural hospitals in Fort William, Caithness and Oban. The specialty interests are as follows: Consultant Surgeons: Raigmore Hospital: Mr Appou Tamijmarane Upper GI / Hepatobiliary and General Mr Stephen McNally Upper GI / Hepatobiliary and General Mr Ron Coggins Upper GI / Hepatobiliary and General Prof Kenneth G Walker Colorectal and General Prof Angus Watson Colorectal and General Mr Mike Walker Colorectal and General Mr Raymond Oliphant Colorectal and General Mr Colin Richards Colorectal and General Mr HadrianOltean General/Colorectal Miss Morag Hogg General Mr Alan Grant General (Service Lead of General Surgery) Mr Ian Thomas General and Benign upper GI Mr Mike Gale